Arsenic-contaminated groundwater may threaten the health of 50 to 60 million people in Pakistan. This is…
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Disease-carrying mosquitoes rare in undisturbed tropical forests
A new study concludes that conserving old-growth tropical rainforest is 'highly recommended' to prevent new outbreaks…
Dose of hydrogen peroxide saves fish from toxic algal blooms
Millions of fish-deaths caused by toxic Prymnesium algal blooms could be prevented with the application of…
Potential treatments for disorders involving MeCP2
A team of researchers has developed a strategy that allows them to identify potential treatments that…
Dolphin that existed along South Carolina coast long ago
Researchers have discovered a species of extinct dolphin off the coast of South Carolina.
New microbe has potential to help rebalance Earth’s nitrogen cycle
Microbiologists have now provided unparalleled insight into the Earth's nitrogen cycle, identifying and characterizing the ammonia-oxidizing…
A pair of medical magnets shows promise as a new tool for creating an anastomosis
An experimental device that employs a pair of magnets offers surgeons a new safe and simple…
Confederate submarine crew killed by their own weapon
A powerful shockwave from the H.L. Hunley's own weapon killed the crew of the Confederate combat…
New fly fossil sheds light on the explosive radiation of flies during the Cenozoic Era
The first unambiguous fossil from the botfly family adds to the few known fossils of a…
You and some ‘cavemen’ get a genetic checkup
Evolution has weeded out genetic variants associated with diseases for millennia and propagated variants that protect…